Background

Mr. Mortimer Berkowitz, III, also known as Tim, serves as President, Managing Director and Director of HealthpointCapital, LLC. He founded the firm. Prior to forming BPI Capital, LLC in January 1990, Mr. Berkowitz spent more than 20 years in investment banking at major firms like Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Berkowitz has originated and structured numerous financings in every major domestic and international market as well as merger transactions ... involving corporate and financial partners in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He was a General Partner at Weston Partners, LLC. He serves as the Chairman and Director of BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc. He also serves as the Chairman at Blue Belt Holdings, Inc. Mr. Berkowitz serves on the Sponsor's Board of Argospine. He serves as a Director of VZV Research Foundation, Inc., DTI Dental Technologies, Inc., Fountain House, Inc., Bio-Lok International Inc. Mr. Berkowitz has been a Director of MicroDental,, Alphatec Holdings, Inc. and Alphatec Spine since July 2005. He served as the Chairman of Alphatec Holdings Inc., from July 20, 2007 to August 2011 and of Alphatec Spine since April 2007. He has served as a Director of Knight Holdings, Inc., Scient'x S.A., Nexa Orthopedics, Inc., and Physician Support Systems, Inc. He is a Member of the Leadership Council of the Harvard School of Public Health. In 2008, MD&DI magazine recognized Mr. Berkowitz as one of the 100 notable people in the medical device industry. He has 24 years of experience in private equity investing, including healthcare and is a seasoned and successful investment professional. He has had a broad-ranging involvement in a variety of industries including health care services, consumer products, retailing and distribution, paper and forest products, packaging, and specialized services. Mr. Berkowitz holds an M.B.A. degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Business in 1979 and a B.A. degree from Harvard College in 1976.

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